Overview#
Fiduciary Responsibility requires that the
Trustee MUST be
Accountable to make decisions about the
Resources that are in the best interest of the
beneficiary.
Has been enacted in 43 states (with DE having the previous version). In 2019, it was introduced in DC, MA, PA. States that haven't yet considered it are: CA, OK, LA, and KY
Fiduciary Responsibility vs custodian#
A
custodian is
Responsible to protect the
Resources from theft, but the
custodian does not have Fiduciary Responsibility to the
beneficiary. This means that a
custodian MUST conduct any transaction for the
trustee even if the
custodian believes it is a bad decision.
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